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-Toy Railway-Train.

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FRANCIS W. CARPENTER, OF RYE, AND JAMES HERRING, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK SAID HERRING ASSIGNOR TO SAID CARPENTER.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,216, dated May 4, 1880.

Application led December 11, 1879.

To all 'whom it may concern stability are secured, comparativelylittle metal 5o Be it known that we, FRANCIS W. CARPEN- is used. TER, of Rye, Westchester county, New York, To further increase the strength and lightand JAMES HERRING, of Brooklyn, Kings ness of the casting', the concave internal face 5 county, New York, have invented certain new of the smoke-stack on each half is formed with and useful Improvements in Toy Railwaya raised longitudinal rib, d,(see Fig. 3,) which Trains, of which the following is a specificamaterially strengthens this prominent part of tion. the toy and renders it more proof vto blows.

Our invention relates more especially to the To further reduce the metal in the casting 1o locomotive and tender of a toy train, and our and improve the appearance of the locomoaim is to construct the same in metal, so as to tive, the sides of its frame between the wheels produce a stable and durable toy, and in such are arched, as shown, and the body is open manner as to obtain the advantages of simplicalong the bottom from the tip of the pilot to ity and cheapness and secure greater strength the front of the cab, the metal in this por- 15 with less metal. To this end we construct the tion 'of the casting terminating at the lower toy locomotive of cast metal in two longitudiedges, as seen best in Figs. 3 and 4. At the 65 nal hollow halves or shells riveted or otherbottom of the cab, however, the casting exwise joined together; and our invention contends at right angles from the sides in transsists in certain minor features of construction, verse webs e e', which, meeting together when 2o as hereinafter fully set forth. both halves of the locomotive are joined, form Figure l of the annexed drawings presents the bottom or platform of the cab. 7o a side elevation of our toy locomotive and The web on one of the halves is formed with tender, and Fig. 2 a plan thereof. Fig. Sis an an underlying lug, f, which projects Linder internal elevation of one of the hollow halves the web on the other half when the two are 2 5 of the locomotive, and Fig. 4 an inverted plan joined, and the vertical hole for the couplingof both halves. link is bored through the web of one and the The locomotive and its tender are both lug of the other half, as shown in Figs. 2 and formed of cast-iron or other cheap cast metal in 4. by which means it will be observed that a the design illustrated, the body of the tender better socketis obtained for the coupling; and,

3@ being cast in one piece, while the body of the lofurthermore, when the coupling is in place the comotiveisformedintwoparts. Thelocomotive two halves of the locomotive will thus be pre- 8o is formed in a simple and neat design, which vented from spreading and releasing the coupembodies all the prominent features of an ordiling. nary locomotive, including the frame, cab, The coupling consists preferably of a stout 3 5 boiler, steam-dome, smoke-stack, and pilot. wire bent in the form of a staple, the vertical Above the pilot a lug, k, projects forward, and prongs being dropped into the vertical holes 8 5 is perforated with a hole, thus forming a loop in the ends of the locomotiv'e and tender, one, to receive a string, by which the toy may be prong of the staple being riveted in one of drawn along the floor. The locomotive as the parts, while the other is free to engage the 4o thus designed is divided on its longitudinal other part, as illustrated.

center into two similar halves, which are cast The tender is formed with a short platform 9o hollow, forming two thin shells, one of which behind, but is without a platform in front. is shown viewed from the interior or hollow The body of the tender is inclosed by vertical side in Fig. 3, and these two halves are riveted sides on the back and on either side, but is 45 together by a rivet, b, through the steam-dome open at the top and also at the front, the sides and a rivet, c, through the lug k, thus forming being cut away at the front to nearly a level the complete body of the engine. with the bottom of the tender.

By this construction a cheap, neat, and dura- The bottom and sides of the tender are cast ble toy is produced, and, while strength and as thin as practicable, and the bottom of the tender at the coupling ends is strengthened by a raised boss, g 7L, through which the holes for the couplings are bored. The boss g, on the back end of the tender, extends from the edge llange of the platform to the hind side of the tender, as shown, and thus strengthens both parts, While the boss h, at the front end of the tender, is directed Within the body of the tender, as shown, and by this construction It Will be readily understood that instead of riveting the halves of the locomotive t0- gether they may be held together by screws or cement; but riveting is much preferable.

We lay no clainu7 broadly, to a toy locomotive of cast metal made in two longitudinal halves 'fastened together.

What We claim as our invention is- A cast-metal toy locomotive, tender, or car having its front open and its coupling end provided with a perforated boss, h, raised from the floor or platform thereof and directed inward from its front edge or end, substantially as herein shown and described.

FRANCIS W. CARPENTER. JAMES HERRING. Witnesses:

EDWARD H. WALEs, GHAs. M. HIGeINs. 

